Concubine like a house

Chapter 47 The first marriage is a widow (3)
This old name came out of Xiuxiu as if he had never heard it, and he just got up slowly and walked to the coffin.The person lying in it had a serene expression, a smile on his lips, and his face was still lifelike, as if he had left without regret.However, he left coldly and alone, and there was no one to accompany him on the road to Huangquan, so why did he leave her to walk alone in the world?
Chuxiu reached out tremblingly to touch Yun Ci, from his eyebrows, nasal bone, to his cheeks and thin lips, everything was missing, for fear of missing the last skin-to-skin contact.A line of clear tears fell into the coffin, just dripping on Yunci's skirt, and the white clothes were immediately covered with water marks, which were the last tears she shed on him.

It never occurred to me that the phrase "life and death will never meet again" that day was a prophecy!Since then, they have been separated from Yin and Yang, and they have no chance even to die at the same acupuncture point!Things in this world are intertwined, and this fate is so turbulent that it is so cruel...

Chuxiu caressed the coffin and knelt on the ground, weeping, and breathed weakly just now, all of which were brought back by this wailing!This is the last time, and let her look at him for the last time. From then on, life and death are no longer distances, and she will stick to him unswervingly. For the rest of the day, she hopes to meet in dreams every day!

I don't know how long I cried before I came out of Xiuxiu to wipe away the tears, and stroked the auspicious cloud carvings on the coffin lid with my hands, with a pious and solemn expression.After a long while, she looked at Shen Yu who had been guarding her behind her all the time, and said, "Please come with me, Young Master, to build the coffin for him."

Shen Yu silently stepped forward to hold Chuxiu's hands, and slowly closed the coffin lid with all his strength.Yunci Fengqing Jiyue's face slowly disappeared from the eyes of the two, and was hidden under the red sandalwood coffin again.What was also covered up was Chuxiu's cowardly, selfish, and evasive heart.

Mrs. Tai is right, Yun's daughters-in-law are all courageous, she is so cowardly, it is a waste of Yun Ci's life and death affection!Mrs. Tai can still be so strong after losing her husband and son. If she resigns with the cloud and leaves his mother struggling to support him, wouldn't it make him unable to rest in peace!
Chuxiu took out the unfulfilled marriage certificate from her bosom, and the scene of Yun Ci tricking her into signing it that day is still vivid in her memory... She slowly closed her grief-stricken eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes were already clear.

"I can't go with you, Young Master." Chuxiu clenched the marriage certificate in his hand, and said softly but firmly, "I want to stay and avenge him."

the next day.From Xinhou Mansion, front hall.

All the headed family members of the Yun family from Nanxi gathered here, expressing their opinions on the matter of attacking the noble, which eventually led to endless quarrels.

"The Marquis has just passed the first seven days, and you can't wait to fight for this title. Are you going to reverse it?" Mrs. Tai's voice came from Dan Chi coldly, frightening everyone in the hall.

"Mother, calm down! The uncles are also concerned about it, so they will be chaotic." Yun Qi pretended to speak first.He thinks he is qualified to speak out at this moment, firstly, as the host's way of hospitality, and secondly, he also takes this opportunity of mediation to let all the branches see his strength.

Mrs. Tai glanced at the thoughtful people in the hall one by one, including Yun Qi who was eager to express herself and Yun Xian who was silent, before she sighed and said, "I have a headache, you guys should leave today."

"Ma'am! This matter must not be delayed! If it continues to be delayed, when Beixi's branches come, there will be too many people, and it will be even more difficult to make a decision!"

"The best order! The second master and the third master are both the heirs of the old master Hou, and their pure blood is second only to the master Hou, so they are the most suitable."

"Inherit the title in the order of seniority, since ancient times!"

"Many of the Yun family are virtuous and capable. If the Yun family is to be maintained for a long time, it is necessary to choose a descendant who has both virtue and ability!"

"The direct lineage is inviolable, so what if the Marquis has no heirs? Just pick a family and adopt!"

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Hearing the noise of the crowd, Mrs. Tai finally couldn't bear it anymore, interrupted the noise in the hall, and shouted sharply: "I'm not dead yet!"

As soon as the word "death" came out, there was no sound in the hall, and then everyone knelt down to plead guilty: "Mrs. Tai, calm down."

Mrs. Tai looked at the crowd of pretenders and felt disgusted: "In the matter of seizing the title, some people advocate the order of succession, some advocate the selection of virtuous persons, and some advocate succession. Each has its own reasons. How can it be decided in a moment? Now Nanxi Is it reasonable for each branch to discuss hastily, ignoring the Beixi people?"

"Although it is a fact that Lord Hou has no heirs, my old woman still has decades to live! Who will hand over the Yun family? This matter needs to be discussed in the long run. You all..."

"Who said that Lord Hou has no heirs!" Mrs. Tai hadn't finished speaking, but a cold and crisp female voice suddenly sounded.Everyone looked at the door, only to see a beautiful woman in white walking in, her eyes glowed with a different kind of brilliance, and there was a touch of coldness between her brows.

The woman walked slowly to the front of the hall, knelt down to Mrs. Tai, and said, "I have seen Mrs. Tai when I came out of Xiuxiu."

When Mrs. Tai saw the person coming, she looked at Shen Yu who entered immediately, a rippling flashed in her eyes, and she pretended to reprimand: "You are a maid of Zhiyanxuan, why don't you do your errands well, what are you doing in here?" , pointing out the origin of Chuxiu's identity.

Chuxiu took a deep breath, knelt down and replied: "Madam Tai forgives the sin, the slave has to come...just because the slave is two months pregnant." She paused for a moment, and the corner of her eye quickly passed everyone, and added: "It's Lord Hou's posthumous son."

As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the hall.Some people were surprised, some questioned, some were relieved, and some people had already made insulting remarks.However, Chuxiu seemed to have never heard of it, and she believed that Mrs. Tai, who had read countless people, could understand what was faintly flickering in her eyes.

Sure enough, Mrs. Tai straightened her body without changing her expression: "It's nice to answer."

When he came out of Xiuxiu, he kowtowed heavily, and continued: "A few days ago, the maidservant had reported to Lord Hou about her pregnancy, and Lord Hou saw that both the wife and the maidservant were pregnant, and was overjoyed, and promised to give the maidservant title. The servant’s parents both died when she was young, for this reason, Lord Hou once agreed with his wife’s natal family to let the Xia family accept the servant as a righteous daughter, so that the servant can pass through the door smoothly...how could..."

At this point, Chuxiu deliberately choked up his voice and said: "Unexpectedly, things happened suddenly, Lord Hou and his wife passed away one after another, and this news has not been reported to you, old man. But... the Xia family must know about it, if you don't believe it , you can pass Master Xia to ask."

Chuxiu said while taking out a thin piece of paper from his sleeve, and put it over his head: "Madam drowned and died, Lord Hou was in grief. Before he passed away, he knew that his only child was in the belly of the servant, so he wrote it himself. Write down the marriage letter and straighten the servant girl. Let Madam Tai take a look."

The words of this beautiful woman who appeared out of the blue were like thunder on the ground, and they exploded in the front hall.Everyone looked at Mrs. Xie on Danchi, waiting for her to read the marriage letter and make a decision.

Mrs. Tai's eyes swept across the hall, seeing everyone's expressions in her eyes, and finally looked at Chuxiu, and ordered: "Send the marriage certificate." The housekeeper Yun Zhong hurriedly did so.

Mrs. Tai took the marriage letter, and pretended to read it carefully: "This handwriting seems to be from the hands of Lord Hou. But this hand is muddy..." She paused, and said to the people in the hall: "You are all from different branches. The head of the family have all seen the seal and hand clay of Lord Hou, and I ask you to identify the authenticity of this marriage letter."

She signaled Yun Zhong to pass the marriage certificate to everyone, and one of them said: "We are here to attend the funeral for Lord Marquis this time, and we have never brought papers or letters with us, so we really have no way of distinguishing the authenticity."

Mrs. Tai pondered for a moment when she heard the words, and said to Yunzhong: "Go to Qingxinzhai to find the relevant documents, and compare them."

Unexpectedly, Yun Zhong said: "The old slave's nephew, Yun Feng, was on standby in the mansion a few days ago. He is the head of Yun Jinzhuang, and this time he also brought the documents of Lord Marquis with him. You can send him to come and ask."

"Then why delay, pass it on!"

After half a cup of tea, Yun Feng hurried into the front hall.On the way, he had already heard what happened from his uncle Yunzhong, so he didn't say much. He took the marriage certificate and compared it carefully, and replied: "Mrs. It is also exactly the same as Hou Ye's previous documents."

Seeing the proofs of the cloud and the results of the comparison of letters and documents, everyone fell into contemplation for a while, or suspected, or speculated, or believed.

At this moment, Yun Xian, who had not said a word, suddenly said, "Can you show me the marriage certificate?"

Yun Feng respectfully handed over the marriage certificate.

Yun Xian only glanced at it, and then brought up the key point: "Just now, the girl from Chuxiu said that the marriage letter was written by the eldest brother before he died, but I think the paper has turned yellow and old, and it has been quite a few years. I don't know how the girl can explain it. ?”

Chuxiu had been prepared for this, and immediately replied: "Before the death of Lord Hou, he took the household registration book of the slave and maidservant, and told the slave and maidservant to go to Master Xia to recognize him as a foster father. Later, Lord Hou took a piece of paper from the household register A piece of paper, wrote this marriage letter. If the third master doesn't believe it, he can send someone to take out the household registration book of the slave and maidservant, and he will know it at a glance."

The words were flawless, and Mrs. Tai also expressed her position: "The matter is of great importance. Since the third child has objections, it's okay to take it over and have a look. Yun Zhong, send someone to invite someone from the Fangzhou Official Registration Department to come and have a look."

This time, Yunfeng volunteered to run.

Everyone was waiting, unwilling to let go of any flaw in Chu Xiuhua.After all, this is a big matter, if what she said is true, once she is born a boy, she will be the undisputed heir!
"Mother, my son also objected!" Seeing that Yun Feng hadn't returned for a long time, Yun Qi couldn't wait, "As far as I know, Chuxiu just gave birth in August last year, and the child is indeed the elder brother's, but now After only half a year, she was diagnosed to be two months pregnant, isn't that unreasonable?"

As soon as Yunqi asked, Chuxiu immediately sneered: "Second Master, you also said that this servant was conceived half a year ago, and it is the child of Lord Hou. The servant will be raised for four months, and now she is pregnant for another two months. Isn't it unreasonable?"

Yun Qi gritted his teeth when he heard the words, he obviously felt that there was something wrong with it, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, after thinking about it, he could only say angrily: "Everyone in the house knows that you were demoted to the washing room by elder brother, elder brother How could she pet you again and let you conceive a child?"

There was another sneer, and Chuxiu sneered coldly: "Why is the slave girl sent to the washing room, doesn't the second master not know? You want the slave girl to tell the inside story?"

This question surprised Yun Qi.That's right, Chuxiu was demoted to the washing room because of his frivolous behavior.Today, the heads of all branches of Nanxi gathered here. If people knew that he had molested the eldest brother's woman...wouldn't the recent efforts be in vain?

Yun Qi thought it over carefully, but had no choice but to change the subject: "Even if elder brother spoils you again, who can guarantee that the child in your belly belongs to elder brother?"

"Second Master!" Chuxiu said angrily, "You are not only insulting your servants, but also the Hou Ye! Could it be that the Hou Ye can't even tell his own children? You are insulting his wisdom!" Weeping while speaking, it was kind of pitiful.

Everyone in the hall had different thoughts, but Yun Qi opened his mouth to question again: "This is not right! As far as I know, on the day my sister-in-law fell into the water, my eldest brother once reported that Xiu went to the punishment hall for interrogation, and even suspected that Chu Xiu and my sister-in-law fell into the water. Related, how could he sign the marriage letter?"

This sentence, Chuxiu waited too long!She pinched her nails into the palm of her hand, and stood up suddenly: "That day, the slaves were brought into the torture hall for interrogation, and only the fourth concubine, Qu Shenyi, Zhuying, and Qianyun were present. Even Mrs. Tai didn't know, dare to ask How did the second master know?"

"Is the second master secretly staring at the servant girl? Or is he secretly staring at the madam? Or is he secretly staring at the Marquis?" Chu Xiumei narrowed her eyes slightly, exuding a faint coldness, coupled with these aggressive questions, in an instant , actually made Yunqi think of Mrs. Tai.

He was dumbfounded by Chuxiu's questioning, regretting so much that he wanted to bite off his tongue.Of course Yun Qi would not admit it, so he could only reply: "I too... just guess."

"What happened in the punishment hall that day, I can testify." Shen Yu has remained silent since he followed Chuxiu into the front hall. At this moment, he finally opened his mouth to rescue Chuxiu, "Here is Shenyu, my father Wenchanghou. "

"So it's Young Lord Shen!" A belated voice sounded in the hall.

(End of this chapter)